28Dining&EntertainmentGuidesomethingtastytoeatwhilewaitingfortheentrée.PatronsatBrusselsBistroorderappetizerstoprolongandenhancethediningexperience,saysownerHenelizaHenry,whoboaststhathereateryoffersthelargestarrayandmostunusualappetizersintown.Thereare,forexample,itemslikefrogslegsingarlicsauce,escargotinmushroomandgarlicsauceandassiettedesaumonfumé(smokedsalmonservedwithwhitetoast,capers,cocktailonions,freshparsleyandlemon).AtAqua,theclassyrestaurantattheBritishColonialHiltonHotel,appetizersincludedeliciouslobsterRockefeller,crustedrocklobsterchunkswithblackbeansandcilantrosalsaservedwithlemonandsaffronaioli.ConnoisseursmaywanttotrylightlybreadedandtenderfriedcalamariatLucianosofChicago,ortheblackplate(quailwithThaispices,crabspringroll,shrimpsatay,lobsterdaikonandtunainricepaper)atDuneonParadiseIsland-enoughfortwo.AppetizersatAqua,BritishColonialHiltonCOURTESYBRITISHCOLONIALHILTON |